Principal Backend Engineer

About Tidewater Cyber

Tidewater Cyber runs a 24/7 security operations center that monitors endpoints, firewalls and cloud accounts for mid-sized companies. Most engagements start with a vulnerability scan and a tabletop exercise with the client's leadership. Founded in 2019, we now have 120 employees. SOC analysts work 12-hour shifts on a 2-2-3 rotation.

The role

We're looking for a Principal Backend Engineer to join our team. This is a remote role. This hire will help us split a large monolith into a handful of well-defined services without breaking anything customers rely on. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

What you'll do

• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers
• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't
• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB
• Design and build REST and gRPC APIs in Go, Java or Python

What we're looking for

• Comfort reading logs, metrics and traces to debug problems in production
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Clear written communication, including design docs
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%
• Paid time off
• Employee discount
• 401(k) with company match
• Vision insurance

We read every application and reply within about a week.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Tidewater Cyber, LLC.